Seals

HISC Seals is aimed at children who are new to sailing. It is all about having fun on the water, meeting new friends, and trying new things in a relaxed environment.

Sessions run across four Saturdays during the summer, with each session lasting two hours.

Stay Up to Date

Please join the HISC Families – Sailaways and Seals WhatsApp group to get all the latest updates.
To join, call the club and they will email you a link to the group.

2026 Date and Times

• Saturday 16 May
  10.30am to 12.30pm
  Briefing at 10.15am
• Saturday 13 June
  9.30am to 11.30am
  Briefing at 9.15am
• Saturday 1 August
  1.00pm to 3.00pm
  Briefing at 12.45pm
• Saturday 12 September
  12.00pm to 2.00pm
  Briefing at 11.45am

What You Need to Know

• HISC Seals is free and open to all members
  • Sign up to use the Optimist on a rope and Zests is via the HISC Elite Live app
  • Sign up opens one week before each event
  • Sessions are run by club members for club members
  • Parents and carers are responsible for their child at all times
  • Please ensure everyone wears a life jacket

What Your Child Can Do

• Optimist on a rope
  15 minute turns for your child to helm an Optimist
• Zest sailing
  30 minute turns for you to take your child sailing in a Zest
• Buoy picture challenge
  Help your child find the pictures using kayaks, paddle boards, boogie boards, or dinghies
• Scavenger hunt
  Help your child find all the objects listed on the hunt sheet
• Prize giving
  A small prize for every child, celebrating effort and achievements at the end of each session.

Helping Make it Happen

Seals sessions are run by club members for club members. To help keep everyone safe and make the sessions enjoyable, we rely on parents volunteering to run the block of 4 sessions.

This involves choosing the theme of the session and preparing images for the scavenger hunt, liaising with the club regarding sessions dates and boat bookings, and running the session on the day. If you are interested in volunteering, please speak with any Seals volunteer at Seals events.

Seals is all about introducing children to sailing in a fun, friendly, and supportive way.
Come along and give it a try!